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French defence ministry's Russia think tank funding slashed

The budget allocated to the French defence ministry's Russia observatory run by the Paris-based IFRI think tank has plunged from €1m to €535,000. [...]

Published on 13/11/2025 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes Nicolas Quénel

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